Not surprised this happened. This is the image that is conveyed about us: spoiled, corrupt, and apathetic.

(Article source: Sky News)

A Koenigsegg CCXR worth £1.2m and a Lamborghini Murcielago worth £350,000 – both in the fetching colour of turquoise – were parked outside the royal family’s latest acquisition when they were spotted by traffic wardens.

The cars were initially given tickets and then clamped, to the amazement of passers-by who gathered to watch.

The custom-made cars are part of the royal family’s fleet of supercars. The turquoise is recogniseable as the family’s distinctive “baby blue” colour.

The Qatari royal family are behind the Qatar Holding Group which bought Harrods from Mohamed Al-Fayed in April for £1.5bn.

The business is led by the Qatari Prime Minister, Sheikh Hamad Al-Thani.

The Al-Thani family are worth around £2.5bn and have stakes in dozens of businesses around the world.

As well as their magnificent car collection, their assets include a fleet of multi-million pound yachts and luxury homes around the world.

With the high rise of tuition fees and other circumstances that prevent one from pursuing higher education, these jobs may compensate for some of you out there. However, I’m not one to encourage not going to college or university, but when I read this, it was quite interesting. That doesn’t mean of course that these jobs don’t require dedication and patience to become experts at them! I leave you with the list: (source: Yahoo! Hot Jobs and Salary data provided by online salary database PayScale.com)

1. Freelance Photographer: $47,800 median salary
Being a freelance photographer requires a high degree of business savvy in addition to photography skills. Depending on the type of work you do, you might take product shots, family portraits, corporate head shots, wedding pictures, or other images, and then touch up the pictures digitally and send them to clients for review.

2. Private Detective or Investigator: $50,600 median salary
This is another career that requires a lot of personal initiative. Private detectives or investigators might testify at hearings, analyze data, search databases, or question suspects. Knowledge of psychology and the law, critical-thinking skills, and the ability to listen and read body language are also useful.

3. Elevator Mechanic: $61,500 median salary
“When [elevators] break, people are miserable,” Lee points out. He adds that the job often requires travel and working at odd hours (for instance, so you can fix an elevator before an office building opens)–which may pay more. Successful elevator mechanics generally have a knack for understanding complex mechanical systems, assembling and disassembling elevator parts, and following safety standards.

4. Nuclear Power Reactor Operator: $79,100 median salary
Since nuclear power reactor operators work with highly sensitive equipment, they need an understanding of physics and engineering, as well as active learning and troubleshooting skills. The higher pay correlates to the highly specialized skill set required.

5. Personal Trainer: $37,500 median salary
Knowledge of nutrition, anatomy, and first aid are helpful, so many personal trainers have a college degree or specialized certification. Since an independent personal trainer’s income is tied to the number of clients he or she trains, time-management skills, physical stamina, and customer service skills are assets in this field.

6. Director of Security: $62,400 median salary
Someone might start out as assistant to the director of security and work their way up. Tasks might include analyzing security data, investigating security breaches, and supervising others. Lee says jobs like this are “not a bad track for someone who is more physical or manual, where it’s about on-the-job training and less about formal programs.”

7. Air Traffic Controller: $60,200
Although the job doesn’t require a college degree, the FAA screens prospective air traffic controllers with a pre-employment test and other requirements, so it’s a competitive field. The job might entail monitoring aircraft, issuing take-off and landing instructions, and directing ground traffic.